Compunction
Compunction noun - An uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do.
Dubitation and compunction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dubitation" instead a noun "Compunction".
Dubitation
Dubitation noun - A feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something.
Usage example: with considerable dubitation we listened to his tall tales of adventure
Compunction and dubitation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compunction" instead a noun "Dubitation".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- reservation and compunction
- reservation and dubitation
- concern and compunction
- concern and dubitation
- anxiety and compunction
- anxiety and dubitation
- misgiving and compunction
- misgiving and dubitation
- difficulty and compunction
- difficulty and dubitation
- suspicion and compunction
- suspicion and dubitation
- demur and compunction
- demur and dubitation
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Dubitation and Compunction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/dubitation
Compunction & Dubitation. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/dubitation>.
Dubitation or Compunction. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/dubitation.
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